--- title: "13 Build Friendships Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Build Friendships quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Build Friendships sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/robert-h-schuller-2371_being_i-want-to-build-friendships-i-want-to-co_579559.jpg" --- > [I want to build friendships. I want to come across as being a good illustration of what Jesus is like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-schuller/i-want-to-build-friendships-i-want-to-come-across-as-being-a-good/) [Robert H. Schuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-schuller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/robert-h-schuller-2371_being_i-want-to-build-friendships-i-want-to-co_579559.jpg) > [Teamwork can build friendships that last a lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalya-neidhart/teamwork-can-build-friendships-that-last-a-lifetime/) [Natalya Neidhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalya-neidhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/natalya-neidhart-5783_build_teamwork-can-build-friendships-that-last_679713.jpg) > [The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-louganis/the-games-are-just-a-nice-positive-way-to-build-friendships/) [Greg Louganis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-louganis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/greg-louganis-27347_camaraderie_the-games-are-just-a-nice-positive-way-t_725794.png) > [“I believe that if we build sincere friendships, without being judgmental, the chances of our message being accepted are greater.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-h-fowler/i-believe-that-if-we-build-sincere-friendships-without-being/) [H.H. Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-h-fowler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/h-h-fowler-36533_friendship_i-believe-that-if-we-build-sincere-frien_1140036.jpg) > [I have decided to stop trying to build friendships with people who frankly aren't worth the effort. If you get deleted you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-have-decided-to-stop-trying-to-build-friendships-with-people-who/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/anonymous-1_fake-friends_i-have-decided-to-stop-trying-to-build-f_1015702.jpg) > [When you have a good bunch of youthful players, it's good to start them off together earlier rather than later, as they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/when-you-have-a-good-bunch-of-youthful-players-it-s-good-to-start/) [Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/alex-oxlade-chamberlain-6669_friendship_when-you-have-a-good-bunch-of-youthful-p_2101362.jpg) > [You give everything you have, build friendships within your team - in international football, you give everything for your country and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-southgate/you-give-everything-you-have-build-friendships-within-your-team-in/) [Gareth Southgate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-southgate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/gareth-southgate-6473_country_you-give-everything-you-have-build-frien_369483.jpg) > [I think whether you're old or young, we're all trying to do the same thing, and it's random who we click with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-sestero/i-think-whether-you-re-old-or-young-we-re-all-trying-to-do-the-same/) [Greg Sestero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-sestero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/greg-sestero-8487_collaborate_i-think-whether-you-re-old-or-young-we-r_2935660.jpg) > [It's not a lighthearted decision to change your language, your country, your citizenship, and come to a world where you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milos-forman/it-s-not-a-lighthearted-decision-to-change-your-language-your-country/) [Milos Forman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milos-forman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/milos-forman-11744_big_it-s-not-a-lighthearted-decision-to-chan_2543595.png) > [I've been on tour since I was 16, and I always do meet-and-greets before and after shows, so you kind of build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-ve-been-on-tour-since-i-was-16-and-i-always-do-meet-and-greets/) [Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/taylor-swift-125_always_i-ve-been-on-tour-since-i-was-16-and-i-a_308955.jpg) > [We need to build our friendships on truth and wholeness. We need friends who can be with us in our loneliness, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/we-need-to-build-our-friendships-on-truth-and-wholeness-we-need/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/geneen-roth-3050_being-real_we-need-to-build-our-friendships-on-trut_926887.jpg) > [“You can build something new, one person, one relationship, one meal at a time. You can build friendships instead of watering the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-oestreich/you-can-build-something-new-one-person-one-relationship-one-meal-at-a/) [Diana Oestreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-oestreich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/diana-oestreich-37675_friendship_you-can-build-something-new-one-person-o_368384.jpg) > [The thing is, that when you're young, you always think you'll meet all sorts of wonderful people, that drifting apart and losing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-jacobs/the-thing-is-that-when-you-re-young-you-always-think-you-ll-meet-all/) [Kate Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-jacobs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/kate-jacobs-18115_arrogance_the-thing-is-that-when-you-re-young-you_2736055.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/build-friendships/#itemlist", "name": "Build Friendships Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to build friendships. 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I have girls come up to me and tell me exactly what's going on in their love lives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Taylor Swift" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-ve-been-on-tour-since-i-was-16-and-i-always-do-meet-and-greets/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/taylor-swift-125_always_i-ve-been-on-tour-since-i-was-16-and-i-a_308955.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/taylor-swift-125_always_i-ve-been-on-tour-since-i-was-16-and-i-a_308955.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/taylor-swift-125_always_i-ve-been-on-tour-since-i-was-16-and-i-a_308955.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been on tour since I was 16, and I always do meet-and-greets before and after shows, so you kind of…” — Taylor Swift", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need to build our friendships on truth and wholeness. We need friends who can be with us in our loneliness, not people who will cheer us up so that we don’t feel it. We need friends who get furious with us when we are not being real or true to ourselves, not when we don’t do what they want us to do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geneen Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/we-need-to-build-our-friendships-on-truth-and-wholeness-we-need/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/geneen-roth-3050_being-real_we-need-to-build-our-friendships-on-trut_926887.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/geneen-roth-3050_being-real_we-need-to-build-our-friendships-on-trut_926887.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/geneen-roth-3050_being-real_we-need-to-build-our-friendships-on-trut_926887.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We need to build our friendships on truth and wholeness. 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